Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria
Algeria: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria, 2008–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria is 15.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2008.
Algeria ranks 57th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.0% | — |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +61.2% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +80.1% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | -34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 13.1% | 23.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More education data for Algeria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390,587 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 158,235 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 306,324 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 297,789 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1116 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Algeria was 15.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2008.
- How does Algeria rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Algeria ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release